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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.225
যদ্যপি বস্তুতঃ প্রভুর কিছু নাহি ভয় ।
তথাপি লৌকিকলীলা, লোক-চেষ্টাময় ॥ ২২৫ ॥
yadyapi vastutaḥ prabhura kichu nāhi bhaya
tathāpi laukika-līlā, loka-ceṣṭā-maya
Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, the Supreme Lord, and was therefore not at all fearful, He still acted like a human being to teach neophytes how to act.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, the Supreme Lord.
He was therefore not at all fearful.
Nevertheless, He acted like a human being to teach neophytes how to act.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing the Lord’s identity help me understand His humanlike conduct?
Read the translation once more and briefly reflect on how the fearless Supreme Lord teaches beginners through His conduct.
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